Dubai
Americannoun
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an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
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a seaport in and the capital of the emirate of Dubai.
noun
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Soglayev says in filings he set up a firm called DIA33 in Dubai to flip Russian oil to foreign buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Soglayev responded with his own suits in Dubai and Brazil, alleging Coral ruined his business by approaching his clients and selling to them at discounted prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Soglayev has appealed to keep the case in the Dubai International Financial Centre, said his lawyer in the U.A.E.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Efforts to have Arif Patel extradited back to the UK failed and he remained a free man in Dubai.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The last time Amma heard from Appa, he wrote from a place called Dubai, where he'd moved for a new job.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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